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Government & public sector · Dubai & UAE

Turn resident searches into completed services

Websites, service portals, search, campaigns and content for UAE government and public sector entities. Arabic-first, accessible by default and measured to the service completed, not the click.

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  • Your top service journeys, from a search to a completed application on a phone
  • How Google and AI assistants answer questions about your services, in Arabic and English
  • Accessibility, plain language and Arabic–English parity, checked against UAE guidance
200+Clients
400+Projects
10+Years

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      Who we design for

      Public entities across the UAE

      Demo wordmarks for design preview. The names are fictional and will be replaced with approved client logos before launch.

      • SahilPorts Authority
      • QamarTransport Authority
      • SARABMunicipality
      • MajdCulture & Heritage
      • RafdCommunity Development
      • GHAITHWater & Energy
      • BariqDigital Government
      • YaqeenPublic Health Council
      • NUJOOMStatistics Centre
      • UFUQInvestment Office
      • NakhlaYouth & Sports Council
      • RimalEmergency Services
      The resident journey

      Every public service starts with a question

      Am I eligible? What do I need? How long will it take? Residents ask Google, an AI assistant, a friend on WhatsApp or your call centre before they apply. We design every step so more of them find the right answer and finish the service the first time.

      01

      Hear

      A resident hears about a new service, a change or a campaign on social media, the radio, a billboard or a WhatsApp forward.

      Where we help
      • Awareness campaigns
      • Social content
      • Video & radio
      • Community languages
      02

      Search

      Then they search: "renew permit online", "service centre near me", "طريقة تجديد التصريح", on Google and in AI assistants.

      Where we help
      • Arabic SEO
      • AI answers
      • Service pages
      • Service centre profiles
      03

      Understand

      They need to know who's eligible, what to bring, how long it takes and what it costs, in plain words, on a phone.

      Where we help
      • Plain language
      • Arabic & English
      • Accessibility
      • FAQs
      04

      Act

      They apply online, sign in with UAE PASS, book an appointment or visit a service centre, ideally in one go.

      Where we help
      • Service UX
      • Smart forms
      • UAE PASS sign-in
      • Booking
      05

      Feedback

      They rate the service, ask a follow-up question or report an issue, and expect a fast, accurate answer.

      Where we help
      • AI & WhatsApp chat
      • Social care
      • Surveys
      • Reporting
      Your free review

      See where residents get stuck before they finish

      We review your services the way residents find them: on a phone, in Arabic and English, starting from a Google search or an AI answer. You keep the findings whether or not you work with us.

      1. 01

        Service journeys

        How many taps it takes to go from a search to a completed application, and where residents drop off on mobile.

      2. 02

        Search & AI answers

        Whether Google and AI assistants answer questions about your services accurately, in Arabic and English, and link to your official page.

      3. 03

        Accessibility

        A quick check against WCAG 2.1 AA: contrast, zoom, keyboard access, screen readers, captions and alt text.

      4. 04

        Arabic & plain language

        Whether both languages say the same thing, and whether residents can understand it without calling you.

      5. 05

        Campaigns & social

        Who your campaigns reach, in which languages, and how quickly questions on social media get answered.

      6. 06

        Measurement

        Whether service completions, calls avoided and satisfaction are tracked, not just page views.

      What you getA prioritised list of fixes, walked through with you by our Dubai team

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      What we do

      Digital services for government, under one roof

      Portals, search, campaigns, social, content, production and service chat from one Dubai team, so the message in a campaign matches the service page it lands on and the answer residents get when they ask.

      Government websites and portals residents can use

      Bilingual, mobile-first websites and service portals built on the UAE Design System or your own brand guidelines. Clear service pages, forms that work on a phone, UAE PASS sign-in where your platform supports it, and accessibility built in from the first wireframe.

      • UAE Design System or your brand
      • Arabic & English RTL
      • WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility
      • Service pages & smart forms
      • UAE PASS & system integrations
      • Drupal, Sitecore, SharePoint or WordPress
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      Illustrative interface

      Who we help

      Digital services for every kind of public entity

      From a federal ministry to a municipality, a free zone or a semi-government company. Each one serves different people, answers different questions and works to different approvals, so pick yours to see where we usually start.

      Emirati official and a colleague walking through the bright lobby of a government buildingCustomer service officer helping a resident at a government service centre deskMunicipal worker tending plants in a landscaped public park at sunsetPassengers waiting on an elevated metro platform as a train arrives at duskNurse checking an Emirati man’s blood pressure in a public health clinicCivil defence officer showing a family how to use a fire extinguisherEngineer with a tablet inspecting a solar panel field in the desert at sunriseInvestor and free zone adviser reviewing an architectural model in a high-rise officeNarrow heritage lane lined with wind towers and traditional buildings in old DubaiVolunteers and residents packing donation boxes at a community centreStudent talking with an adviser at a university programmes fairResident using a government services app on a smartphonePort worker in safety gear at a container terminal with cranes at sunriseCrowds at an evening outdoor festival lit with string lights and palm trees

      Federal ministries & authorities

      National services and policies explained once, clearly, in Arabic and English. Service pages aligned with the UAE Design System, national campaigns and accessible content for residents in every emirate.

      Example searches
      government services online uae how to renew a licence online الخدمات الحكومية الإلكترونية

      Example searches are illustrative. We map your real search demand, in Arabic, English and the other languages residents use, during the review.

      Arabic, accessibility & approvals

      Public information people trust, checked before it goes live

      Arabic is the official language of federal entities, federal websites are guided to meet WCAG 2.1 AA, and public content has to respect national symbols and avoid misleading claims. We write, design and build to those rules from the first draft.

      Instead ofbecomesWe write
      Applicants are required to furnish all requisite documentation prior to submissionJargon, no clear next step

      Before you apply, have your Emirates ID and the venue's approval letter ready

      Click hereLink text a screen reader can't use

      Download the permit guide (PDF, Arabic and English)

      See the infographic belowInformation locked in an image

      The same steps published as text, with alt text in Arabic and English

      The fastest government service in the worldA superlative you can't back up

      Most applications are reviewed within [x] working days

      Example wording based on the decision to use Arabic as the official language of all federal authorities and establishments, reported by Gulf News; the Cabinet-endorsed National Digital Accessibility Policy, under which federal entities are guided to WCAG 2.1 AA, as reported by Telecom Review; TDRA's UAE Design System for federal websites, which follows WCAG 2.2; Federal Decree-Law No. 55 of 2023 on media regulation and its content standards, which include respect for the State's symbols and institutions and rule out misleading advertising, summarised by Al Tamimi; the Zero Government Bureaucracy Programme; and Dubai's Information Security Regulation, which prevents critical government information being stored or processed outside the UAE. This is not legal advice: we confirm current requirements with your team before launch.

      • Arabic first, English always

        Arabic and English published together, with true right-to-left layouts and the same information in both.

      • Accessible by default

        WCAG 2.1 AA as the baseline: contrast, keyboard access, screen readers, captions, alt text and zoom.

      • National symbols handled with care

        Flags, emblems and images of leaders used only as your guidelines and approvals allow.

      • Data kept where it belongs

        Hosting, forms and analytics set up to your security rules, including keeping data in the UAE when required.

      Our work

      Government work, from campaign to completed service

      Sample projects that show how we approach common public sector briefs.

      Transport authorityService UXArabic content
      38Service pages rewritten in Arabic & English

      Qamar Transport Authority

      Fares, journey and service-change pages rebuilt around the questions riders ask, with a bilingual journey planner and accessible timetables.

      MunicipalityAwareness campaignFilm & radio
      6Languages in one heat-safety campaign

      Sarab Municipality

      A summer heat-safety campaign for outdoor workers and residents: short films, radio and rest-area posters in Arabic, English, Urdu, Hindi, Malayalam and Tagalog.

      Digital government officePortalAccessibility
      AAWCAG 2.1 accessibility target

      Bariq Digital Government Office

      A bilingual services portal designed on the UAE Design System, with UAE PASS sign-in, smart forms and an AI assistant trained on approved content.

      Your entity next

      Government or public sector entity in the UAE?

      Tell us which services, campaigns or audiences matter most this year. We'll show you where residents get stuck today and what we'd change first.

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      Illustrative case studies for design preview. The entities are fictional and the figures describe sample scope, not results. Replace with approved client work before launch.

      Working with government teams

      Built around how public entities buy, approve and publish

      Procurement, security and sign-off are part of the project, not obstacles to it. We plan for them from the first conversation, so launches don't wait on paperwork.

      Approval trail · Service guide pageIllustrative interface
      1. DraftArabic & EnglishCOLAB writers
      2. Language checkSide-by-side parityNative reviewers
      3. AccessibilityWCAG 2.1 AACOLAB QA
      4. CommunicationsMessage & toneYour comms teamIn review
      5. Legal & policyAccuracy & claimsYour legal team
      6. PublishScheduled & loggedAfter sign-off
      01

      Tenders and RFPs

      We respond to RFPs, RFQs and tenders, and provide the company documents your procurement team asks for.

      02

      Security and data questionnaires

      We complete supplier, security and data questionnaires, sign NDAs and follow your access and hosting rules.

      03

      A clear approval record

      Every page, post and film moves through your communications, legal and leadership sign-off, with a record of who approved what.

      04

      Arabic and English, side by side

      Native reviewers check both versions together before anything reaches your approvers.

      05

      One accountable team

      A named project lead, a shared timeline and regular status reports your stakeholders can follow.

      06

      Handover and training

      CMS training, documentation and content guidelines, so your team can run what we build.

      Why COLAB

      Why work with COLAB on public sector projects

      COLAB strategist and an Emirati government official reviewing printed campaign layouts together
      01

      One team from service page to campaign

      Strategy, websites, content, campaigns and production planned together, so the message residents see matches the service they land on.

      02

      Arabic-first and multilingual

      Native Arabic and English writers, true right-to-left layouts, and campaigns in the community languages residents speak.

      03

      Accessible and secure by design

      WCAG 2.1 AA from the first wireframe, with hosting, forms and analytics set up to your security rules.

      04

      Measured to the outcome

      Service completions, time to complete, calls avoided and satisfaction, not just reach and clicks.

      05

      Production in-house

      Our Dubai production team films explainers, campaign spots and events, and records Arabic and English voice-overs.

      Our process

      Built around your approvals, step by step

      A clear framework from first call to launch, so you always know what's happening, what's next and what you'll get at each stage.

      Phase 01 of 04

      Discover

      We learn your services, audiences, approvals and systems, and find where residents get stuck today.

      • Free digital service review
      • Stakeholder and resident interviews
      • Service, search and content audit
      • Accessibility and security requirements
      • Scope, timeline and deliverables
      OutputReview & scope

      After launch, we keep it improving: content, campaigns, SEO and reporting from the same team that built it.

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      Make public services easy to find and finish

      Tell us which services, campaigns or audiences matter most this year. We'll map the content, search, campaigns and service journeys that get residents there.

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      FAQs

      Government digital services, answered

      Our Dubai team reviews your website, top service pages, search and AI visibility, accessibility basics and recent campaigns, then contacts you to walk through the findings and a prioritised list of next steps. There's no obligation to work with us.

      Yes. Our team can support federal ministries and authorities, local government departments, municipalities, free zones and semi-government companies in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the other emirates, from a single campaign to a full services portal.

      Yes. We can respond to RFPs, RFQs and tenders, complete supplier and security questionnaires and sign NDAs. Tell us which procurement portal your entity uses, and our team will confirm the registration and documents it needs.

      We can. TDRA's UAE Design System gives federal websites a shared set of accessible components, and we design and build with it or with your own brand guidelines, with WCAG 2.1 AA as the baseline either way.

      Where your platform and IT team allow it, we integrate sign-in, payments, appointment booking, CRM and case management, and document every integration for your team.

      Native Arabic and English writers create both versions together, rather than translating one from the other. For awareness campaigns we also produce content in the community languages residents use, such as Urdu, Hindi, Malayalam and Tagalog.

      We follow your security policy and the rules that apply to your entity, such as Dubai's Information Security Regulation. That includes hosting in the UAE when required, least-privilege access, NDAs, and no personal data in analytics without your approval.

      It depends on the services, platforms, languages and production involved. Our team shares a clear proposal once we understand your scope and procurement process. Request a free review or call us to start.

      We agree the measures with you before launch: service completions, time to complete, calls and visits avoided, satisfaction and, for campaigns, reach, recall and the actions that follow. No honest agency can guarantee rankings or adoption, and we set realistic expectations after the review.

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